whereuntoadv.

/wɛːrʌnˈtuː/

/hwɛːrʌnˈtuː/

/wɛːˈrʌntuː/

/hwɛːˈrʌntuː/

Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + unto prep. and conj.

Now formal or archaic.

1. interrogative. Unto what? †to what end? for what purpose? wherefore? = whereto adv. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > for what reason or purpose

whereforec1200

whereunto1423

1423 Kingis Quair lxviii Than said I thus, ‘quhare~unto lyve I langer?’

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos liv. 149 Alle they that ben here, knowe well wheronto the thynge is come.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xi. f. xiiij^v But wheare vnto shall y lyken this generacion?

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts v. 24 When..the hye prestes herde these thynges, they doubted off them, where vnto this wolde growe.

1552 H. Latimer Serm. St. Andrew's Day (1562) 119 When Andrew hearde wherunto Christ was come, he forsoke his maister Iohn, and came to Christe.

1865 E. B. Pusey Eirenicon 174 Which, whereunto it may lead, one had rather not think.

2. relative. Unto which: = whereto adv. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards which place or direction

thitherc897

whitherc950

whereto1340

wheretill1423

whereunto1490

whereupon1560

whereof1659

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxix. 111 The operacyons and wodnesses of helle..wherunto she hath subdued and submytted herself.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xiii. 2 Seperat me Barnabas and Saul for the worke where vnto I have called them.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 8 A place called Goode porte. Neye where vnto was a citte called Lasea.

1530 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 50 Decrees..whervnto the seid Abbott was neuer partye.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Deut. iv. 26 The land, whereunto ye go ouer Iorden to possesse it.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 24 The Water of fforth is ane arme of the Sea, and a place quhairwnto the sey flowis and ebbis.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vii. 13 With those Legions Which I haue spoke of, whereunto your leuie Must be suppliant.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. ii. 6 The omnisciency of God, whereunto there is nothing concealable.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) iv. 76 It is also material to examin, how many of them do get more than they spend, and how many less. In order whereunto it is to be considered, that [etc.].

1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass xiv. 302 The too sudden variations of temperature where~unto the glass would be subjected.

1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xx. 363 The lower valve of the shell being fixed immediately to the rock whereunto the animal is attached.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 456 Unlike as was his outward appearance to that whereunto their eyes were accustomed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	whereunto
释义	whereuntoadv. /wɛːrʌnˈtuː//hwɛːrʌnˈtuː//wɛːˈrʌntuː//hwɛːˈrʌntuː/ Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + unto prep. and conj. Now formal or archaic. 1. interrogative. Unto what? †to what end? for what purpose? wherefore? = whereto adv. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > for what reason or purpose whereforec1200 whereunto1423 1423 Kingis Quair lxviii Than said I thus, ‘quhare~unto lyve I langer?’ 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos liv. 149 Alle they that ben here, knowe well wheronto the thynge is come. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xi. f. xiiij^v But wheare vnto shall y lyken this generacion? 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts v. 24 When..the hye prestes herde these thynges, they doubted off them, where vnto this wolde growe. 1552 H. Latimer Serm. St. Andrew's Day (1562) 119 When Andrew hearde wherunto Christ was come, he forsoke his maister Iohn, and came to Christe. 1865 E. B. Pusey Eirenicon 174 Which, whereunto it may lead, one had rather not think. 2. relative. Unto which: = whereto adv. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards which place or direction thitherc897 whitherc950 whereto1340 wheretill1423 whereunto1490 whereupon1560 whereof1659 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxix. 111 The operacyons and wodnesses of helle..wherunto she hath subdued and submytted herself. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xiii. 2 Seperat me Barnabas and Saul for the worke where vnto I have called them. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 8 A place called Goode porte. Neye where vnto was a citte called Lasea. 1530 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 50 Decrees..whervnto the seid Abbott was neuer partye. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Deut. iv. 26 The land, whereunto ye go ouer Iorden to possesse it. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 24 The Water of fforth is ane arme of the Sea, and a place quhairwnto the sey flowis and ebbis. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vii. 13 With those Legions Which I haue spoke of, whereunto your leuie Must be suppliant. View more context for this quotation 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. ii. 6 The omnisciency of God, whereunto there is nothing concealable. View more context for this quotation a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) iv. 76 It is also material to examin, how many of them do get more than they spend, and how many less. In order whereunto it is to be considered, that [etc.]. 1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass xiv. 302 The too sudden variations of temperature where~unto the glass would be subjected. 1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xx. 363 The lower valve of the shell being fixed immediately to the rock whereunto the animal is attached. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 456 Unlike as was his outward appearance to that whereunto their eyes were accustomed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adv.1423
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